# Voters decide key ballot measures on abortion rights, congressional redistricting and voter ID laws

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/voters-decide-key-ballot-measures-on-abortion-rights-congressional-redistricting-and-voter-id-laws/
- Published: 2026-11-04T02:08:35+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-04T02:36:20+00:00
- Original publisher: PBS NewsHour
- Original article: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/voters-decide-key-ballot-measures-on-abortion-rights-congressional-redistricting-and-voter-id-laws
- Topics: Elections, Government, Politics

## Key points

- Voters are deciding 145 measures alongside the midterms.
- Abortion rights are at stake in four states.
- Some proposals could reshape congressional districts in 2028.

## Summary

Voters are deciding 145 ballot measures alongside the US midterm elections, including proposals on abortion rights, congressional redistricting, voter identification and transgender rights. The measures offer a public test of President Donald Trump’s priorities and could shape state laws and future elections.

Missouri voters are considering replacing a 2024 abortion-rights amendment with a ban that allows limited exceptions; Idaho, Nevada and Virginia have abortion-rights measures. Missouri and Maryland proposals could affect congressional districts in 2028, while other measures address transgender athletes and medical care for minors. The article reports no results.

## Coverage

- [PBS NewsHour: Voters decide key ballot measures on abortion rights, congressional redistricting and voter ID laws](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/voters-decide-key-ballot-measures-on-abortion-rights-congressional-redistricting-and-voter-id-laws)
- [NPR: Results: States decide on voter ID and redistricting ballot measures](https://www.npr.org/2026/11/03/nx-s1-6027957/results-voter-id-citizenship-ballot-measures)

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